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Fête and Festival Hog Roast in Four Throws, Kent
We bring a hog roast for your event across Four Throws and Kent, cooking slowly at your venue and serving it hot.
- Festivals
- Charity fundraisers
- Car shows and rallies
Planning an event in Four Throws?
Hog roast for events in Four Throws, carved to order
How the food is paid for depends on the event: a catered package paid by the organiser, or a stall selling to visitors. Tell us how you’d like it to work. Whether it is village fêtes and charity fundraisers, we can cook apple sauce, crackling and a vegan burger or sausage for your visitors.
A fête near Four Throws might be on a field with no mains power; we cook on gas, so we do not need mains power. Our chef carves in front of your visitors, so the pork is hot and the crackling is crisp.
About the food
Rolls and gluten-free rolls
Everything goes into a soft roll, easy to eat standing up. Gluten-free rolls are available on request.
Rotisserie chicken
Rotisserie chicken is a simple, popular alternative to pork, turned until the skin is golden.
Occasions we serve in Four Throws
Families, older visitors and children all eat it.
These are some of the most popular hog roast bookings near Four Throws:
- Charity days
- PTA summer fairs
- Car shows and rallies
- Summer fêtes
If visitors are coming by train, the nearest station is Etchingham station, about 4.5 miles south-west.
What to look for in a quote
- Staffing on the day
- When payments are due and what happens if plans change
- A clear list of what’s included
- Where the roaster goes and what it needs
Planning the cooking spot
Most outdoor spaces can work if a few things are right. Here’s what helps:
- A queuing area
- A vehicle route onto the pitch
- A level pitch with firm ground
If you are unsure, send a picture of the space and the way in, and we’ll say what we think.
On the menu in Four Throws
- Vegan burger or sausage (Ve)
- Crackling
- Coleslaw
- Hog roast rolls
- Stuffing and apple sauce
- Rotisserie chicken
- Halloumi skewers (V)
Fairs, fêtes and events in Four Throws
Four Throws is about 12 miles north of Hastings, in Kent. From village halls to gardens and fields, events around Four Throws suit a hog roast. Four Throws is one of 922 towns and villages in Kent where we cater. We cater events right across the region, from Four Throws to Canterbury (about 29 miles away).
School fairs, for a school like Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School, are a natural fit for a hog roast. An event in Collingwood Nature Reserve means agreeing traders and vehicle routes with the landowner, normally the council. Events in and around the High Weald National Landscape, within about 4 miles of Four Throws, frequently have rules about cooking, vehicles and waste; we will follow the site’s requirements.
Anywhere in TN18, we can bring the roaster to you. Local streets include Rye Road, Foxhole Lane and Conghurst Lane; an event on any of them works well with outdoor space and a way in. Neighbouring places where we cater events include Little Conghurst (1 mile south-west), Pipsden (1 mile north-west), Hawkhurst (1 mile north-west), The Moor (1 mile west) and Sandhurst Cross (1 mile south-east). Within a short drive, we also cover Royal Tunbridge Wells (13 miles north-west), Paddock Wood (11 miles north-west), Tenterden (7 miles east), Southborough (14 miles north-west), Park Wood (14 miles north) and Staplehurst (9 miles north).
Nearby you will also find Benenden Hospital (4.9 miles north-east).
- Nearby, you will find Oak And Ivy Public House (under half a mile north-west)
Planning for dietary needs
A little planning helps everyone eat safely. A few tips:
- Share the event’s food safety requirements with us
- Gluten-free rolls can be brought on request
- Make the stall easy to find
- Check other traders are not all selling pork
Tell us about ground conditions, especially after rain.
Add rotisserie chicken for visitors who do not eat pork.
DIY versus a catered hog roast
Buying in a cold buffet is another option, but hot, freshly carved roast pork is a different experience, especially outdoors.
The hardest part of a DIY hog roast is timing: a whole hog takes hours, and it needs to be cooked through safely. If you’d rather not worry about it, let us cook.
How we price a hog roast for your event
The biggest factors are:
- Which meats and sides you choose
- How long the roast and service take
- The journey to the venue
- Plates or china
UK price guides vary widely: roughly £10 a head for a simple roll, rising past £20 with more included. We quote every event individually, so you know exactly what you are paying for.
Details that help
To check availability and the cooking area, we will need:
- Dietary requirements
- Any venue rules
- Your menu choices
- An estimate of numbers
Not sure how many to cater for? Give us your best estimate and we will quote on that, and you can confirm nearer the time. Send us your details through our quote form.
Is a hog roast right for your event?
Next to cold food, hot food is popular in any season. Most of the cost is the meat, the staff and the time on site. Slow roasting means we are on site for much of the day, which is built into the price.
Why book with us
- An itemised quote
- Served at the time you choose
- Roasted on site, slowly, for hours
- Staff to serve, so you don’t have to
See our pricing or the cost guide.
FAQs for Four Throws
Is Four Throws too small for a hog roast?
Not at all. We cater in villages and hamlets as well as towns. Let us know about access and the cooking spot.
How far is Four Throws from London?
About 42 miles from central London.
Do you cover Four Throws?
Yes. We cater across London and the South East, Four Throws and the rest of Kent included. Tell us the venue and we’ll quote.
Will there be enough to go round?
Quantities are based on your numbers, and we will talk it through when we quote.
Can you sell directly to visitors?
It depends on how your event works. Let us know how you’d like it to work and we’ll talk it through.
Do you need power on site?
Cooking is gas-fired. A supply is useful for lights.
What do you need from us on the day?
Just the agreed spot and a contact on the day. We bring the roaster, cover and serving kit.
Do you bring plates?
Plates are included. China is available at an extra cost.
How the day works
A typical booking goes like this: we arrive, set up under cover and start roasting, the pork cooks slowly for hours, and we carve and serve at the agreed time. At midsummer, events in Four Throws stay light until about 9:15pm, which helps evening trading. Winter fairs, dark by about 3:55pm, need a well-lit pitch.
- Organisers send us the event details.
- We confirm the pitch and send a price.
- We set up early on the pitch.
- We carve to order through the day.
- We pack down and take our waste.
Getting ready for the day
- Measure the narrowest gate or passage
- Plan somewhere sheltered for people to eat if it rains
- Name a contact for the day
How to get a price
Tell us your date, venue or postcode and roughly how many people, plus when you’d like to eat. We’ll confirm availability and send a price. Send us your details through our quote form.
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What else we do in Four Throws
- Roasted slowly at your venue, outdoors and under cover
- Carved by our chef into rolls with stuffing, apple sauce and crackling
- Vegetarian and vegan choices, plus lamb or chicken if you like
- Served when you’re ready, and we tidy the serving area afterwards